Atrial fibrillation ablation in patients with mobile thrombus on pacemaker leads. Prospective single-centre study including 33 patients on anticoagulants.
INTRODUCTION: Mobile thrombus on pacemaker leads is a common phenomenon seen during intracardiac echocardiography in patients undergoing catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF). PURPOSE: The pur...
Persistent left superior vena cava from a pulmonology perspective.
INTRODUCTION: Persistent left superior vena cava (PLSVC) is a congenital vascular anomaly that is often asymptomatic and typically discovered incidentally. In this case, the patient had a known cardia...
使用动态心电事件监测仪评估妊娠期心悸
心悸是妊娠期常见的主诉，但动态心脏监测在该人群中的临床意义和诊断价值尚不清楚。本单中心回顾性研究纳入了111名因心悸被转诊至产科心脏病学诊所的妊娠患者，分析了人口统计学和临床特征、超声心动图发现及动态心电事件监测仪数据。主要终点为心律失常检出率，次要终点包括医疗管理变化及母婴结局。在111名患者中，61名（55%）接受了动态心脏监测，其中28名（46%）检出了心律失常。症状与心律异常的相关性在13...
基于人工智能的心电图图像自动解读：ECG-GPT的开发和多国验证
心电图（ECG）是最常用的诊断工具之一，但其准确解读需要专业的医学知识。本研究开发了ECG-GPT，一种基于人工智能的心电图图像自动解读系统，并进行了多国验证。该系统利用深度学习技术，能够直接从心电图图像中提取诊断信息，识别多种心脏异常。研究使用了来自多个国家和医疗中心的心电图数据进行训练和验证，涵盖了多种心律失常、心肌缺血、传导阻滞等心血管疾病的表现。验证结果显示，ECG-GPT在多项心电图诊断...
终末期肾病、主要心血管事件和死亡与全身炎症的关系
全身炎症可能在慢性肾病的进展和主要心血管事件（MACE）的发展中发挥作用，但这种效应是否独立于传统心血管危险因素尚不清楚。本研究评估了炎症标志物与终末期肾病（ESKD）患者主要心血管事件和死亡之间的关系。研究纳入了接受透析治疗的ESKD患者，测量了多种炎症标志物（包括C反应蛋白、白细胞介素-6等），并进行了长期随访。主要终点为主要心血管事件（定义为心血管死亡、非致死性心肌梗死和非致死性卒中的复合终...
Persistent hypertension, albuminuria and low glomerular filtration rate in schoolchildren in Kano metropolis, Nigeria.
BACKGROUND: Screening for persistent hypertension, albuminuria and low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in children may allow for early detection of kidney disease, paving the way for early...
Global, Regional, and National Burden of Stroke Attributable to High Systolic Blood Pressure in Adults Aged 45 Years and Above From 1990 to 2021, with Projections to 2045: A Systematic and Comprehensive Analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021.
INTRODUCTION: Stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide, with high systolic blood pressure (HSBP) being a major modifiable risk factor. This study aimed to assess global trends,...
When Hypertrophy Hides a Rarer Diagnosis: A Case of Danon Disease.
Danon disease (DD) is a rare X-linked dominant lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the LAMP2 gene. It is typically characterized by a triad of intellectual disability, skeletal myopathy,...
The protective effects of Spirulina platensis hydromethanolic extract against deoxycorticosterone acetate-salt-induced spontaneously hypertensive rats.
BACKGROUND: Spirulina platensis is a blue-green microalga known for its health benefits, including treating cardiovascular disease. However, research on the functional properties of S. platensis extra...
Physiological, molecular, and histological evaluation of the effects of cobalamin on cardiac function in castrated rabbits.
BACKGROUND: Testosterone deficiency is associated with adverse cardiac remodeling, oxidative stress, and inflammation. AIM: To investigate the physiological, biochemical, and histological effects of c...
Anatomical Distribution and Extent of Carotid Plaque in Early Inflammatory Polyarthritis.
OBJECTIVE: To compare the extent and anatomical distribution of carotid atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid artery segments between patients with early Inflammatory Polyarthritis (IP) and age- and ...
Bridging Diagnosis and Prevention: The Impact of CCTA on CAD Risk Management - A Retrospective Single-Center Study.
OBJECTIVE: To assess the clinical utility of coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) for diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with stable chest pain at Zayed Military Hospital...
Percutaneous coronary intervention of chronic total occlusion: A 5-year monocentric experience [cite: 62].
Chronic total occlusions (CTO) occur in 15-30% of coronary angiogram, yet this challenging lesion subset represents less than 10% of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). [cite: 69] Tunisian data...
Multilevel functional quantile principal component analysis.
Accelerometer studies typically include repeated 24-h observations over several days and more recently have collected information on participants for weeks, months, or years. Meanwhile, there is growi...
Percutaneous mitral commissurotomy in pregnant women: Immediate and long-term outcomes.
BACKGROUND: Rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS) is prevalent in developing countries. Poorly tolerated during pregnancy, MS is often requiring urgent intervention. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to evaluate ...
Disguised discoloration: Minocycline-induced pigmented cardiac valves.
Tetracyclines are used for a variety of dermatologic conditions, and a known side effect of this therapy is hyperpigmentation in multiple tissues throughout the body. We present the case of a 66-year-...
Exploring the palliative care needs of patients with heart failure: A qualitative study.
BACKGROUND: Despite the increasing recognition of palliative care in the management of heart failure (HF), many patients continue to experience unmet care needs due to the delayed integration of suppo...
Pediatric cardiac sonographers spend significant time teaching echocardiography. How prepared sonographers are for this crucial role remains unknown. We sought to understand current sonographer knowle...
AIMS: Access to cardiac implantable electronic device (CIED) therapy varies substantially across Europe, yet data from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) EuroAsia region remain limited. We aimed...
This consensus recommendation of the Working Group for Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease and the Working Group for Rhythmology of the Austrian Society of Cardiology (ÖKG) describes the pathophysio...